Village Reading Room
Analysis
Village Reading Room is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in August 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Village Reading Room reported income of £19k and spending of £38k, spending 198% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £19k (+8.1%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Village Reading Room sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include David "Bomber" Pearce Legacy (£19k), Ayton Village Hall (£19k) and Sondes Lodge Masonic Charities Association (£19k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The physical and mental training, recreation and social moral and intellectual development through reading and recreation rooms library lectures classes recreations and entertainments or otherwise for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Village of Chartridge and its immediate vicinity without distinction of sex or political religious or other opinions.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| David "Bomber" Pearce Legacy | Gwent | £19k |
| Ayton Village Hall | Scarborough | £19k |
| Sondes Lodge Masonic Charities Association | Norfolk | £19k |
| West End Village Hall | Surrey | £19k |